H.R. No. 388

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Alumni of Texas A&M University--Kingsville are
	gathering at the State Capitol in Austin on February 26, 2015, to
	celebrate Javelina Day, named in honor of the university's beloved
	mascot; and
	WHEREAS, Established as a teacher's college in 1925, Texas
	A&M University--Kingsville is the oldest continuously operating
	public institution of higher education in South Texas; through the
	years, the school has greatly expanded its educational scope to
	include 7 colleges offering 56 baccalaureate degrees as well as 61
	master's and 6 doctoral degree programs; it joined The Texas A&M
	University System in 1989, and in 2006, the Texas A&M Health Science
	Center also opened its Rangel College of Pharmacy on the 250-acre
	main Kingsville campus; and
	WHEREAS, Today, the university enrolls more than 8,700
	students from throughout the country and around the world,
	reflecting its commitment to serving individuals of diverse
	cultural, religious, educational, and economic backgrounds; with a
	student population that is 57 percent Hispanic and nearly 19
	percent international, Texas A&M--Kingsville ranks among the top
	schools in the nation for awarding degrees to Latinas and Latinos,
	particularly in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and
	mathematics; and
	WHEREAS, The institution has received well-deserved
	recognition for a host of academic programs, including the 545-acre
	teaching farm it operates for agriculture students and its
	bilingual postgraduate courses; its outstanding environmental
	engineering curriculum has been rated one of the 50 best in the
	country by U.S. News and World Report, and yearly since 2005, the
	Kingsville campus has been placed among the top 100 universities in
	the nation by Washington Monthly magazine; and
	WHEREAS, Javelina men's and women's sports teams further
	reflect the ferocity and tenacity for which the student mascot is
	known; the football team has been especially successful in the
	athletic arena, capturing 7 national championships and 34 Lone Star
	Conference titles since 1931; and
	WHEREAS, For nine decades, Texas A&M University--Kingsville
	has enriched the lives of its students, contributed to the
	advancement of human knowledge, and proved a powerful force for
	social progress and economic development in the Lone Star State;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2015, as Javelina Day at
	the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
	best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Texas A&M University--Kingsville as an expression of
	high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Lozano
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 388 was adopted by the House on
	February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House